I am apologize for any confusion which may have been on my part; You are probably correct. However, I guessing that my branch of the Sovereigns did participate within the Revolutionary War. I just recently came across my ancestor's name, that of Henry Sovereign (aka Sovereen), b: 30 Aug 1788, in Schooley's Mt, Morris Co, NJ; I found out that he moved to Plato, Kane Co, Ilin stead of following the Sovereign patriarch to Canada ; although he and his wife accompanied the Sovereign's patriarch's branch to the Canadian boarder, this ancestor couple of mine, turned immediately southwest going down to the area that we consider today as Plato, Kane Co, IL instead of following the rest who were on their way into Canada. The two children born of Henry Sovereign who also didn't cross into Canada, were Richard who is my direct line, and his brother, Clark Sovereign. 1. Richard Sovereign, b: 1818 in NJ; listed in 1850 census of Plato, Kane Co, IL occupation: farmer married Elizabeth _______ b: 1812 in PA 2. Clark Sovereign, b: 1823 in NJ, occupation: farmer; listed in 1850 census of Plato, Kane Co, IL; married Agnes ______ b: Abt. 1823 in England One known child: Mary A. Sovereign b: 1848 in IL The two children of Richard Sovereign and Elizabeth ? Were: 1. Joshua S. Sovereign, b: 1834; married 04 Nov 1854 in Kane, IL to Elizabeth Collins, b: Abt. 1837 in Martinsburgh, Lewis, NY 2. Ellen Marie Sovereign (aks Sovreign) b: 1846 in Plato, Kane, IL; then moved to Iowa, then CA; married 1863 in Aurora, Kane Co, IL to Lyman Lewis, b: Abt. 1845 who were my great, great grandparents. So, Henry Sovereign and sons Richard and Clark Sovereign very well may have played their part within the Revolutionary War, so I don't really think I'm too far off the beaten track being on this list. I needed initially to establish where in the ball park something more about the Sovereigns than I knew, within their German background, and now I have to find what part Henry Sovereign's family played within the breaking away from England. Apparently, Richard Sovereign felt strong enough in his convictions to stay within the British colonial area, because interestingly, the area that they chose to homestead, wasn't within the area the British had established as the area in which they could 'control'. Isn't and wasn't geographically, the area of what today is Plato, Kane Co, IL part of what was considered unexplored territory then, and obviously beyond the two mountain ranges the colonist were directed not to seek a place to live beyond, and to not cross these two mountain ranges for any reason? Also, I want to thank the lady who is the Descendant of Arnold Haupt, a Hessian soldier for all her help in finding so much information for me. Rhonda Warmack Houston (rfhouston@mindspring.com)